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<section article="get" article_name="Estates and Trusts" number="17-104" title_number="17" title_name="Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not require an additional or different form of power of attorney for any authority granted in a statutory form power of attorney.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person that refuses in violation of this section to accept an acknowledged statutory form power of attorney is subject to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A court order mandating acceptance of the power of attorney; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Liability for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in an action or proceeding that confirms the validity of the power of attorney or mandates acceptance of the power of attorney.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
